Brandon Goodell became the latest local Boy Scout to earn the highest rank in scouting on Saturday, Dec. 9 when a Court of Honor ceremony was held in Margaretville to celebrate his accomplishment. More...

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Finch of Halcott Center and Steve Moltere and Patty Hart, both of Daytona Beach, Florida, have announced the engagement of their children, Sonya Finch and Zach Moltere. A 2018 wedding is being planned. More...

Jeremy Owen and Laurie Grieco of Roxbury are pleased to announce their engagement. The couple are both graduates of Margaretville Central School and even rode the same school bus as children. Jeremy traveled both locally and out of state, More...

SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY — Paul and Lillian Steinfeld of Halcott Center will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on June 22 with a quiet gathering at home that will include their home health aides and family. More...

Michelle Erin O’Reilly and Maxwell Andrew Magill, both of Salt Lake City, Utah, have announced their engagement. The future bride, the daughter of John and Wendy O’Reilly of Arkville, graduated from Margaretville Central School in 2 More...

— Plein Air painters Linda Lariar, left and Melissa DelVecchio caught some action at Kirkside Park on Sunday when glorious summer weather brought crowds of people to Roxbury for a day filled wi More...

A Grand Gorge teen, who graduated from Roxbury Central School in June, capped off more than a decade in Girl Scouting with “America’s Best,” an event to honor veterans on August 8 at the Grand Gorge Civic Center. More...

Olivia Todd, of Fleischmanns received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology during the 2015 Commencement Ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held on Sunday, May 17. Todd, the child of Joseph E. Todd and Brenda J. More...

Staten Island — Patrick O’Connell, a 2011 graduate of Margaretville Central School, graduated from Wagner College on May 22 with a major in international affairs with a concentration in international politics and a minor in history. More...

Amber Certain, a 2005 graduate of Margaretville Central School (MCS), has earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science and Information, with a concentration in Children and Young Adult Services from Queens College in New York. More...

50-PLUS — Left to right in front row, Marlene DeSilva, Doug DeSilva, Karen Clark Hennessey, pictured with back Barbara Atkin, Gary Atkin, Marilyn Vining and George Vining (left to right in back More...

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Finch of Halcott Center and Steve Moltere and Patty Hart, both of Daytona Beach, Florida, have announced the engagement of their children, Sonya Finch and Zach Moltere. A 2018 wedding is being planned. More...

In 1913, Woodrow Wilson took over as president, the Constitutional Amendment (16) allowing the federal government to collect taxes was ratified, the National Temperance Council was founded to promote the temperance movement and R. J. More...

FORMER EXCHANGE STUDENT — Former Rotary International exchange student, Jan Gillespie (now Jan Milne), visited recently with one of her host families from 45 years ago, Willis Marks and family. More...

Crazy River Café in Margaretville was the scene on Saturday evening as nearly 60 guests turned out to help Ralph Felter Jr. celebrate his 90th birthday. The surprise get-together included his children Ralph III, Tom and Wendi Felter Gabbidon. More...

Richard and Mary Colfer of Margaretville have announced the marriage of their daughter, Amy Carpenter to Sean Hernandez, son of Karen Patrick of Arkville and Mauer Hernandez of New York City. The couple was married on February 23 in a private c More...

A thread of Roxbury history was woven into the Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday. Barbara Meade of Roxbury, a 2015 inductee, is the granddaughter of Ethel Hinkley, a 1984 Hall of Famer. More...

Amie Brockway, the producing artistic director of Margaret- ville’s The Open Eye Theater, was honored by her peers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 6 when the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) awarded her the Sara Spencer Arti More...

Oswego — SUNY Oswego has awarded a Merit Scholarship in the amount of $750 a year for four years to Kyle G. Faraci of Roxbury. The award recognizes past academic achi- evement and potential for success. More...

Dominique and Monique Pucci, twin granddaughters of Wink and Karen Hinkley of Grand Gorge, have joined the United States Air Force and completed their basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. Dominique is now completing her technical training More...

Margaretville — The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center will sponsor a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, July 24 from 1: 30- 6: 30 p. m. at Mountainside. Blood donors must be over the age of 17. More...

Margaretville — The Margaretville Fire Department (MFD) and the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) have presented Cedric Taylor with the 2015 George Hendricks Jr. Memorial Scholarship. More...

DONATIONS WITH A BANG — Two more local businesses have stepped up with donations to help offset the cost of two nights of fireworks at the Margaretville Fire Department 's (MFD) Annual Field Da More...